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Edward H. Levi, a respected legal scholar who served as Ford’s attorney general, began working to mend the department from within, which included limiting the scope and power of the FBI.
From Salon
They also say that Pinterest has struggled to capitalize on growth initiatives, limiting the company’s ability to boost growth to the high-teens range.
"This work strongly suggests that lesion-remote astrocytes offer a viable path for limiting chronic inflammation, enhancing functionally meaningful regeneration, and promoting neurological recovery after brain and spinal cord injury and in disease."
From Science Daily
Venezuela’s national press workers union said the state telecoms regulator later cut Venevision’s access to some satellite TV providers, limiting who could watch the station.
“Systemic therapies have shown poor bioavailability in pancreatic tumors, limiting their effectiveness. Optune Pax is a fundamentally different treatment, utilizing a biophysical approach that targets the unique electrical properties of cancer cells.”
From Barron's
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